Research Projects
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the most important hormonal systems regulating both acute and chronic blood pressure. The main effector...
Supervisor: Professor Robert Widdop
The project seeks to evaluate the integration of SFBT as a communication tool with patients in distress for undergraduate paramedic students. When...
Supervisor: Dr Louise Reynolds
The Epidemiological Modelling Unit (EMU) at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is a multidisciplinary team that maintains advanced...
Supervisor: A/Prof James Trauer
Local Public Health Units (LPHUs) were established in Victoria in 2020, amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gippsland Region Public Health Unit...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Alyce Wilson
People with underlying non-communicable disease have lower tolerance and worse outcomes to infections but we don't understand why. To begin to...
Supervisor: Dr Adam Rose
Type 2 immune bias is associated with the final stages of lung development and we have recently shown that eosinophils play a key role in this...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Margaret Hibbs
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Vascular complications remain the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetes with increasing evidence...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Overview of activities
These studies examine the safety and efficacy of interventions (nutraceutical and pharmaceutical) for the prevention and...
Supervisor: Dr Aya Mousa
Many bacterial pathogens have acquired the capacity to replicate inside human cells by avoiding cell intrinsic innate immune pathways.Pathogens such...
Supervisor: Professor Elizabeth Hartland
Surgical Outcomes and Risk Stratification in the Management of Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Contemporary Institutional Review
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Natural History of Small Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Duration and Aneurysm Location as...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Development and Validation of a Novel Grading System for Predicting Intraoperative Rupture Risk During Aneurysm Surgery
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Multicentre Retrospective Validation of a Predictive Grading System for Postoperative Ischaemia Following Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Postoperative Seizure Risk Following Elective Craniotomy for Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Risk of Rupture in Small Cerebral Aneurysms: A Retrospective Cohort Study Investigating Haemorrhagic Potential and Clinical Predictors
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Surgical Management and Outcome Determinants in Unruptured Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Contemporary Analysis
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Tumours are a highly heterogeneous mix of multiple cellular subpopulations, each with their own unique molecular and biological properties. Studying...
Supervisor: Dr Renea Taylor
Neurodevelopmental disorders exhibit significant sex differences, with males being more susceptible to autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, while...
Supervisor: Dr Joohyung Lee
There is a growing interest in the role of dietary therapies in the clinical management of ulcerative colitis. Recent data have indicated the...
Supervisor: Dr Chu (CK) Yao
Children learn the foundation skills of life by engaging in play activities. Children presenting with suspected developmental, physical, or...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Ted Brown